@incollection{Deppermann2015, author = {Arnulf Deppermann}, title = {Positioning}, series = {Handbook of narrative analysis}, editor = {Anna De Fina and Alexandra Georgakopoulou}, publisher = {Wiley Blackwell}, address = {Chichester}, isbn = {978-1-118-45815-0}, url = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:mh39-42642}, pages = {369 -- 387}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Over the last two decades, “positioning” has become an established concept used to elucidate how identities are deployed and negotiated in narratives. This chapter first locates positioning in the larger field of research on identities and discourse. Commonalities and differences in conceptions of positioning are highlighted. In the following, the historical development of theoretical approaches to positioning and their methodological implications are reviewed in more detail. The article closes by taking up two current lines of debate concerning the future development of the concept of positioning.}, language = {en} }